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Clever Hansel - Sonnet on Summer (John Collie, 1856)

from águas brilhantes: 2018​-​2022 by fiffdimension

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THE sweet breath of summer blows fresh o’er each plain,
The woods have resumed their lost grandeur again;
The groves with the notes of the blackbird are ringing,
By fountain and streamlet the wild flowers are springing.
And the breath of the heather bell sweetens the breeze,
And the old stormy ocean lies slumbering in peace;
And the wild bees are humming around the wild flowers,
Afar above earth the lark proudly soars;
The bleat of the lamb on the moss-cover’d hill,
The sound of the shepherd’s pipe jocund and shrill,
All tell in a language most striking and plain,
T hat summer, fair summer, is reigning again,
The old face of nature her smiles has put on,
And the blustery appearance of winter has flown.

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from águas brilhantes: 2018​-​2022, track released March 3, 2020
Hans Landon-Lane - ukulele & vocal
Dave Edwards - acoustic guitar, harmonica & vocal
John Collie (1834-1893) - lyrics

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fiffdimension Featherston, New Zealand

Outsider music from Aotearoa NZ and beyond, by Dave Edwards and collaborators (from 1856 to 2024).

Spans acoustic & electric noise, rock, folk, spoken word, postpunk, free jazz, gamelan, lo fi, electronica, & ethnomusicology.

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